Plea for the federal gornment to do more to control this pandemic it comes as United States reports the countrys highest singleday death toll from coronavirus good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and im pam moore more than states are now under stay at home or shelterinplace orders but. The president says a National Stay at home is unlikely. We continue to do our part to kron 4 with social dtancing here in the studio and Health Officials want us all to do the same in the last 24 hours more than 900 people in the u. S. Have died from coronavirus the death toll for americans. Is now more than 5100. And if the Coronavirus Task force projections are correct that number will multiply at least 20 fall there are more than 213,000 cases in the u. S. With more than 9800 here in california. Around the world more than 935,000 people have been infected and more than 47,000 people have died. Th is all according to Johns Hopkins universitys coronavirus tracker map the ongoing out
The dow industrials up just a few points at the opening bell, 11, maybe, but look at that level. Back to 28,000. Modest small loss, small loss for the s p and also for the nasdaq. So look, everybody, sit back, you are going to watch financial history. History being made in hong kong, too. Sure looks like open rebellion. The street fighting has escalated. Police besieged one of the Main University campuses which they say was being used to make weapons. A Police Officer was hit by an arrow. Ominously, the Peoples Liberation army, chinese troops, in plain clothes, appeared on the streets on saturday. That was taken as a grave warning. Add all this up, it is beijing versus the people of hong kong, communism versus democracy. It is a bloody fight and it is not over. In the United States, the democrats want to remove this president from office because of a phone call. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart okay. Lets talk stock market, shall we . Dow closed in record territory friday, abov
Will have to live through four months. I would not focus on that in our investing activity. Fundamentally, i dont think it alters a whole lot around water economic policies. You almost have to ignore it and keep investing the way you would. We are focused on the fed, underlying fundamentals. For me, trade is the number one thing. The trade deal with china, the negative Interest Rates affecting the markets. What the market is focusing on still, they would like to see some sort of resolution on trade. That will be important. Jonathan joining me around the table is george rusnak, Michael Collins, and Luke Hickmore. Luke, i want to begin with you, something ive heard all week. I want to focus on the policy and not the politics. It has not stopped anybody trying to work out what the politics means for policy. How have you been thinking about the thingweek luke that worries me is, our experience of politics over here in the u k is, the messier they get, the more risk it puts in the general e
Election. I would not focus on that in our investing activity. You cant trade this stuff right now. Fundamentally, i dont think it centers a whole lot around the policy war. You almost have to ignore it and keep investing the way you would. We are focused on the fed, we are focused on the underlying fundamentals. For me, trade is the big thing. Tariffs. The trade deal with china, the negative Interest Rates affecting the markets. What the market is focusing on still, they would like to see some sort of resolution on trade. That will be important. Jonathan joining me around the table in new york city is george rusnak, Michael Collins, plus Luke Hickmore. Luke, i want to begin with you, it is something ive heard all week. I want to focus on the policy and not the politics. It hasnt stopped anybody trying to work out what the politics means for policy. Have you been thinking about that this week . Luke the thing that worries me is our experience of politics over here in the u. K. Is, the
You cant trade this stuff right now. Fundamentally, i dont think it centers a whole lot around he policy war. You almost have to ignore it and keep investing the way you would. We are focused on the fed, we are focused on the underlying fundamentals. For me, trade is the big thing. Tariffs. The trade deal with china, the negative Interest Rates affecting the markets. What the market is focusing on still, they would like to see some sort of resolution on trade. That will be important. Jonathan joining me around the table in new york city is george rusnak, Michael Collins, plus Luke Hickmore. Luke, i want to begin with you, it is something ive heard all week. I want to focus on the policy and not the politics. It hasnt stopped anybody trying to work out what the politics means for policy. Have you been thinking about hat this week . Luke the thing that worries me is our experience of politics over here in the u. K. Is, the messier they get, the more risk it puts in the general economy. W